Pakistan on Friday extended unavailability of its airspace for Indian registered aircraft and aircraft operated/owned or leased by Indian airlines/operators including military flights until 4:59 am on June 24.
Pakistan had banned its airspace for India last month after steps taken by New Delhi in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack on April 22.
The ban was imposed for a month until May 23, as under International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) rules that airspace restrictions cannot be imposed for more than one month at a time.
The development follows heightened tensions between the two countries. India carried out precision strikes under ' Operation Sindoor' on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.
This is not the first time Pakistan has imposed such restrictions. Pakistan closed its airspace for Indian flights during the 1999 Kargil conflict and the 2019 Pulwama crisis
On Wednesday, an IndiGo pilot operating the Delhi-Srinagar flight, which encountered a sudden hailstorm, initially sought Lahore Air Traffic Control's permission to briefly use the Pakistan airspace to avoid the turbulence, but the request was rejected, sources told PTI.
The incident of flight 6E 2142 encountering severe turbulence is being probed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The flight, carrying more than 220 people, including Trinamool Congress MPs encountered a sudden hailstorm, and the pilot reported the "emergency" to air traffic control at Srinagar airport.
When the aircraft was overflying Amritsar, the pilot noticed turbulence and sought Lahore Air Traffic Control's (ATC) permission to take a deviation through the Pakistan airspace on Wednesday. The request was made in order to avoid the turbulence, but it was rejected by the Lahore ATC, the sources told PTI.
As a result, the aircraft operated on the original flight path, where it encountered severe turbulence. The flight had landed safely on Wednesday.
Pakistan had banned its airspace for India last month after steps taken by New Delhi in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack on April 22.
The ban was imposed for a month until May 23, as under International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) rules that airspace restrictions cannot be imposed for more than one month at a time.
The development follows heightened tensions between the two countries. India carried out precision strikes under ' Operation Sindoor' on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.
This is not the first time Pakistan has imposed such restrictions. Pakistan closed its airspace for Indian flights during the 1999 Kargil conflict and the 2019 Pulwama crisis
On Wednesday, an IndiGo pilot operating the Delhi-Srinagar flight, which encountered a sudden hailstorm, initially sought Lahore Air Traffic Control's permission to briefly use the Pakistan airspace to avoid the turbulence, but the request was rejected, sources told PTI.
The incident of flight 6E 2142 encountering severe turbulence is being probed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The flight, carrying more than 220 people, including Trinamool Congress MPs encountered a sudden hailstorm, and the pilot reported the "emergency" to air traffic control at Srinagar airport.
When the aircraft was overflying Amritsar, the pilot noticed turbulence and sought Lahore Air Traffic Control's (ATC) permission to take a deviation through the Pakistan airspace on Wednesday. The request was made in order to avoid the turbulence, but it was rejected by the Lahore ATC, the sources told PTI.
As a result, the aircraft operated on the original flight path, where it encountered severe turbulence. The flight had landed safely on Wednesday.
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